Make it last with TPCASTT (Day 2)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Common Core State Standards for ELA

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or selection of a story or drama.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5 Analyze how dramas or poem’s form or structure contributes to its meaning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

21^st Century life skills emphasized:

Accountability, Adaptability, Ethics, Leadership, People Skills, Personal Productivity, Personal Responsibility, Self-Direction, Social Responsibility

Simply MeToDo Strategies: 

Clearly define content objectives each day, graphic organizers, scaffolding, questioning, multiple exposures, cross-curricular connections, and/or note taking.
Simply MeToDo focused strategies: Read aloud, individual exploration

Link to Prior Learning from a prior lesson in the series:

Students will review poetry vocabulary words (figurative language) that aid them in understanding how to analyze a poem.

Purpose/Objective of the Lesson:

Students will utilize the different types of figurative language in a hands on activity where they will apply their knowledge of them.

Unit Essential Question:

What problem-solving strategies can individuals use to manage conflict and change?
Lesson Essential Question: How can finding the meaning behind figurative language assist me in understanding a complex poem?

Key Questions for this lesson: 

• How can we rely on figurative language to explain an idea or thought?
• How does the use of figurative language assist a reader in understanding a poem/song?
• What are the different types of figurative language?